Quick Edit! -Edit posts directly from within the thread itself

This hack will allow your users to edit their posts without having to load the editpost page..

How it works: In the bottom right-hand corner of all your posts will be a small Quick Edit icon (users will only see it in posts which belong to them).. When you click it a text box will drop down below your post allowing you to edit it instantly in the thread itself.

This will save you a lot of time when fixing those spelling mistakes, typos, or broken links. It should also help save on bandwidth since your users will no longer need to load the editpost page.

Very easy to install.. 2 file edits, 2 template edits, and 1 template to add.

Known bug: Quick Edit will NOT work with Opera web browsers. Those who use Opera simply won't see the option to quick edit (icon will be invisible when viewed in that browser). It'll work fine in other browsers such as IE or firefox.

Support: Due to work my time is limited as of late so this hack is released AS IS with no support. However, several questions have already been answered in this thread.

Update (7-25-04): Fixed a minor bug with the QE window moving further to the left with each click in mozilla/firefox browsers. To update simply replace your showthread_quickedit template with the new one. Thanks to sv1cec for this bug fix.

Add Ons:
*Show the "delete post" option for those who have permission in the Quick Edit form (also adds edit reason). (by sv1cec)
*Show the "edit reason" field in the Quick Edit form. (Requested by Convergys)
*Alternate Quickedit icon image (by ryancooper)
*Another alternate Quickedit icon (by sv1cec)
*Another alternate Quickedit icon (by charlesk)
*Yet another alternate Quickedit icon (by iguanairs)
*Give users the option to disable quick edit in the usercp (by pco)



If you find this hack useful please click the install button.

Screenshot attached:

[NuclioN]

What a nice addon Installed and working fine.

[Luciolle]

Yes very nice hack and pretty good used too !

Thanks alot !

[Mamochka]

greet idea!!

[tomshawk]

Installed and worked perfectly

Clicks install

Excellent work

[BigJohnson]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Ok, the signature part works best with bbuserinfo. The only thing is, it shows a checked sig box even if the post has no sig in it. It won't add one, but the box is still checked. If you delete a sig from someone other than yourself (enabled for Admins) it deletes it fine. Bring the message up again, the box is checked, save it and the person's sig who the message belongs to shows up again. The only thing we need to do is not have it show the sig box if there is no sig.

Hey bud check out this post. I think this is what solves that problem.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....5&postcount=10

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by BigJohnson

Hey bud check out this post. I think this is what solves that problem.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....5&postcount=10

Already did that.

[xware]

a good hack, but in pm sent item the old sent pm template use this, I think this is a design bug, how to do?

Ok, i see your update version have solved this problem.Thanks.

[Convergys]

An idea for this as an addon, have the option for adding the edit reason...?

[gmarik]

this is really faster - thumbs up!
add more options and it will become even better

[EvilLS1]

Thank you.

Originally Posted by Convergys

An idea for this as an addon, have the option for adding the edit reason...?

Nice idea. To add the edit reason field, open your showthread_quickedit template and find:

		<td><textarea name="message" class="bginput" style="width:455px; height:85px;" wrap="virtual" tabindex="1">$edittext</textarea><br>

Below it add:

		<!-- edit reason field -->
		<div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
			<div>$vbphrase[reason_for_editing]:</div>
			<div><input type="text" class="bginput" name="reason" value="$newpost[reason]" size="50" maxlength="200" tabindex="1" title="$vbphrase[optional]" /><input type="hidden" name="reason_exists" value="$edit[reason_exists]" /></div>
		</div>
		<!-- / edit reason field -->